Louis Round Wilson
Deceased Person
1876 – 1979
Who was Louis Round Wilson?
Louis Round Wilson was an important figure to the field of library science, and is listed in “100 of the most important leaders we had in the 20th century,” an article in the December 1999 issue of American Libraries. The article lists what he did for the field of library science, including founding the library school at the University of Chicago, directing the library at the University of North Carolina/Chapel Hill, and as one of the “internationally oriented library leaders in the U.S. who contributed much of the early history of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.” The Louis Round Wilson Library is named after him.
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- Born
- Dec 27, 1876
Lenoir - Education
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Employment
- University of Chicago
- University of North Carolina System
- Died
- 1979
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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